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ISDA derivatiViews: A Digital Approach To Reporting

Date 28/11/2022

The first batch of amendments to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) swap data reporting rules come into effect in a matter of days, on December 5. The revisions are an important step towards greater global consistency in reporting rule sets, thanks to the incorporation of globally agreed critical data elements. But, for the first time, firms also now have the means to check they are interpreting and implementing the rules in line with their peers, further improving the accuracy and consistency of what is reported to regulators.

MBIS Supports Municipal Finance Data Project At University Of Chicago

Date 28/11/2022

Beginning October 2022, Municipal Bond Information Services (MBIS) will supply data for the Center for Municipal Finance at the University of Chicago. The Center is part of the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, whose mission is to bring empirical, data-driven research to policy studies. MBIS CEO Tim Tatum commented, “It has been a pleasure to work with and support the Harris School in the area of municipal bonds and public finance.”

G20 Leaders Welcome New Data Gaps Initiative To Address Climate Change, Inclusion And Financial Innovation

Date 28/11/2022

To support the production of data for the most urgent policy needs, IMF staff, in close cooperation with the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Secretariat and the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics (IAG), and in consultation with participating economies, have developed a high-level workplan for a new Data Gaps Initiative (DGI).

Wrapped Assets Under Scrutiny - Kaiko: Data Debrief

Date 28/11/2022

• Price Movements: The stETH discount worsened after a whale withdrew $100m ETH from Curve. 
• Market Liquidity: BUSD's market share of volume on centralized exchanges is approaching all time highs. 
• Derivatives: The ratio of futures to spot volume has experienced a 5x drop, meaning fewer derivatives are being traded relative to spot.
• Macro Trends: The price of bonds issued by crypto companies has plummeted alongside share prices as investors price in contagion risk. 

Joint BETTER FINANCE, BEUC And Finance Watch Letter | Upcoming Retail Investment Strategy: Debunking The “Advice Gap”

Date 28/11/2022

Today BETTER FINANCE – together with BEUC and Finance Watch – wrote to Commissioners McGuinness, Reynders and VP Dombrovskis to encourage the Commission to keep up its ambition with regard to the Retail Investment Strategy and to make our case for a ban on inducements.

SEC Awards $20 Million To Whistleblower

Date 28/11/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of $20 million to a whistleblower who provided new and critical information that led to the success of an enforcement action.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group - 26 October 2022

Date 28/11/2022

The SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group supports the Bank’s administration of SONIA by providing advice and technical input to the Bank and the SONIA Oversight Committee

CrossTower To Acquire BEQUANT And Launches The Industry First ESG Crypto Fund

Date 28/11/2022

• BEQUANT acquisition strengthens CrossTower's institutional market presence with 600 professional clients generating over $400 billion of yearly turnover
• The ESG Crypto Fund will invest in companies demonstrating social and governance accountability while managing energy cost

ESMA Amends And Consults On Standards For Benchmark Administrator Applications

Date 28/11/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published a Final Report on the review of the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the form and content of applications for recognition by non-EU benchmark administrators, and a consultation on amendments to the RTS on the information that EU benchmark administrators need to provide in applications for authorisation and registration.

Three More Years: EEX Remains German Auction Platform For Emission Allowances In The EU ETS

Date 28/11/2022

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) won the tender by the German Environment Agency for the auctioning of emission allowances on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany.